Pregnancy is a hypercoagulable state in which women are at a fivefold to sixfold increased risk for thromboembolic disease.The tendency for blood to clot is greater,attributable to an increase in various clotting factors.Which of these come into play during pregnancy?
(Select all that apply).

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Factors VII,VIII,IX,X,and fibrinogen increase in pregnancy.Factors that inhibit coagulation decrease.Fibrinolytic activity (dissolving of a clot)is depressed during pregnancy and the early postpartum period to protect the women from postpartum hemorrhage.

Pregnancy Is a Hypercoagulable State in Which Women Are at a Fivefold